NAACP in 1944-1955

when was NAACP founded?

1909

who were some of the key individuals who founded it?

marie white ovington, w. e. b. du bois and ida b. wells

how many members did the NAACP (1909) reach in 1946?

600,000

when did the NAACP (1909) reach 600,000 members?

1946

where is topeka?

kansas

who is brown?

rev oliver brown

what was rev oliver brown’s daughter called?

linda

how old was rev oliver brown’s daughter, linda?

7

who headed the case?

thurgood marshall

who was thurgood marshall?

leader of NAACP legal defence and ed fund

how good was thurgood marshall?

so good that 13yrs later he became the first black man appointed to the supreme court by lyndon b. johnson

who appointed thurgood marshall to the supreme court 13yrs later?

lyndon b. johnson

who was the gov of california?

earl warren

who was the new chief of justice?

earl warren

when did earl warren become chief of justice?

5th october 1953

what two titles did earl warren hold?

gov of california and chief of justice (since 5th october 1953)

what did earl warren decide?

that ‘seperate but equal’ was in direct violation of the 14th amendment thus unconstitutional

what amendment did ‘seperate but equal’ violate?

14th amendment

when did ‘seperate but equal’ come into law?

please v ferguson (1896)

when was plessy v ferguson?

1896

when did the question of the legality of ‘plessy v ferguson’ first come into the supreme court?

1952

how many supreme court judges were in favour of overturning ‘plessy v ferguson’ in 1952

only 4

who were the 4 judges in favour of overturning ‘plessy v ferguson’ in 1952?

william o. douglas, hugo l. black, harold h. burton and sherman minton

when did ‘plessy v ferguson’ get overturned?

17th may 1954

what did thurgood marshall predict after?

segregation will be eradicated in 5 years

C: how many children lived in the deep south states of georgia, alabama, misisipi, south carolina and louisiana in 1960?

1.4 million

how many of the 1.4 million children in georgia, alabama, louisiana, south carolina and misisipi were in intergrated schools?

0

what states did 0 of the 1.4 mil children attend intergrated schools?

georgia, alabama, misisipi, louisiana and south carolina

what percentage of AA children attended segregated schools in 1964 in the south?

98%

in 1946 how many black americans i the south were illiterate?

¼